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Unemployment rate dips slightly along with increase in 2019-10-18 08:00:07Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate barely budged last month as the number of jobs available pretty much matched the number of peopl

Phoenix woman seeks mandated coverage of fertility treatment 2019-10-18 07:00:22While she and her husband were trying to conceive, Elizabeth Marshall had to spend about a week each month taking pregnancy tests, waiting and hoping

Economic insecurity tells chilling tale of gender pay 2019-10-18 06:15:29The horror stories about female heads of household being trapped in a maze of economic insecurity persist as the most haunting legacy of the gender pa

Arizona’s unmanned aeronautical industry can reach new heights 2019-10-18 06:00:29From the first manned hot-air balloon flight in the 18th century to NASA’s recent mission to Mars, mankind has exhibited an innate desire to tak

Judge: Fired Senate Democratic staffer will get $350,000, 2019-10-17 20:11:04A former policy adviser for the Arizona Senate Democratic caucus will receive her job back and more than $350,000 in damages, a federal judge ruled Th

Arizona GOP fundraising drops significantly under Ward  2019-10-17 12:46:02The Arizona Democratic Party is out raising the state GOP by a lot.

State audit blasts regents over property leases  2019-10-16 18:58:46The Arizona Board of Regents is leasing out property for commercial use without proper oversight and with only limited transparency, creating a "risk

GOP lawmaker to propose law punishing sanctuary cities 2019-10-16 16:00:25A veteran state lawmaker wants to put taxpayers of any city that enacts a "sanctuary'' policy on the financial hook if police fail to call immigrat

Group tries to dodge fine for campaign finance 2019-10-16 15:13:10A group that spent $260,000 attacking a 2014 foe of Doug Ducey in his first gubernatorial race is trying again to escape paying a fine for violating s

Lawyer says assessor Petersen miscast as human smuggler 2019-10-15 18:50:39A lawyer for an Arizona elected official charged in three states in an international adoption scheme said Tuesday prosecutors have miscast his client

Kainoa Spenser: ‘Eyes both open and looking’ 2019-10-14 08:00:16The path to the eighth floor of the Executive Tower was a longer, rougher one than Kainoa Spenser expected.

Earlier primary election creates burden for student voters  2019-10-14 07:30:43It was an uncontroversial legislative change, backed by county recorders happy for more time between elections and lawmakers who wanted more time to m

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2 men arrested as police link separate Tempe 2019-10-19 00:08:36Quinshawn Hopkins, 20, and Zareek Batchelor, 19, were arrested in shootings near Arizona Mills mall and apartments on Broadway Road, police say.

Stadium evacuated at Phoenix high school football game 2019-10-18 23:59:20There are reports of shots fired during a high school football game at Betty Fairfax High School, according to an Arizona Republic stringer at the sce

Shots fired near Phoenix high school football game 2019-10-18 23:58:32Players duck down at Betty Fairfax High School in Phoenix as multiple gunshots could be heard nearby on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.    &nbs

County supervisors may suspend Paul Petersen after adoption 2019-10-18 22:06:07Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has not resigned from his elected post, but the County Board of Supervisors may find a way to suspend him. &nb

Records: Man accused of being a voyeur used 2019-10-18 21:58:49Steven Anthony Spoon, 34, described his activity as "Parkour with a motive,'' to climb residential walls then watch teen girls through windows.&nbs

Text was an accident, but Phoenix man stepped 2019-10-18 20:55:48When Abby Fink sent a text message to the wrong person, she didn't expect the stranger to help raise $1,500 for her friend's ill son — but he

Phoenix police investigate shooting in north Phoenix 2019-10-18 20:31:11Two men were involved in a physical fight about 4 p.m. Friday near 19th and Peoria avenues, and one shot the other, police say.    &nb

Montelucia developer sentenced to 1 month in prison 2019-10-18 20:17:14Robert Flaxman was sentenced to one month in prison, community service and a fine participation in a massive college admissions scandal. &n

Phoenix fire personnel, council members travel to Hermosillo 2019-10-18 20:07:14Phoenix technical advisers will help locate man who fell into a large sinkhole and was washed away in a storm drain, fire officials said.   

Mesa transient threatens violence at U.S. Embassy in 2019-10-18 19:57:27David Steven Roberson's complaint was that his wife could not obtain a visa to travel to the United States, court documents state.    

Audit: Arizona Department of Child Safety doesn't give 2019-10-18 19:32:03The audit also found DCS isn't monitoring contractors who are paid millions of dollars to aid foster parents.      &nbs

Federal judge ends 42-year-old lawsuit over Maricopa County 2019-10-18 19:23:23After four decades, a federal judge ruled to end a class-action lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over inmate care.  &nb

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University of Arizona continues to make gains in 2019-10-18 15:35:00Number of undergraduate, graduate students rose slightly over the last year.

Sierra Vista animal control officer helps Patagonian mara 2019-10-18 13:54:00A Patagonian mara was returned to its Sierra Vista home after running loose on Thursday.

Star investigation: Arizona's border wall is being built 2019-10-18 13:00:00Federal officials are diverting $1.2 billion in anti-narcotics funds to build a border wall across marijuana smuggling routes to Arizona — altho

Tucson police: Man arrested after carjacking truck, crashing 2019-10-18 13:00:00A man was arrested after he carjacked a truck on Tucson's south side Wednesday and then drove it to midtown where he damaged six other vehicles, poli

Arizona Senate ordered to reinstate staffer following racial, 2019-10-18 12:05:00A federal court jury sided with the claims that the woman, who is black, was paid less than other male, white counterparts.

Tucson insect festival aims to help people fall 2019-10-18 10:00:00The Arizona Insect Festival, led by the UA’s Department of Entomology, is set for Sunday.

Stuff-the-bus event to collect items for domestic abuse 2019-10-18 10:00:00October is celebrated for the blazing reds, oranges and golds of fall, but the Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse wants to add purple to the palett

UA wins approval to launch veterinary college 2019-10-18 10:00:00The University of Arizona's veterinary medicine program in Oro Valley will be the first public vet school in the state.

UA gets green light to open veterinary school 2019-10-17 15:19:00UA president Robert C. Robbins said accreditation "paves the way for the University of Arizona to become a leader in veterinary medical education."

Blame packrats and bureaucracy: Part of Tubac Presidio 2019-10-17 14:00:00But there's still plenty for people to do and see at the site, including a new traveling exhibit slated to open Saturday.

UA professor, four other Arizona educators receive presidential 2019-10-17 14:00:00A University of Arizona professor has been awarded the nation’s highest award for excellence in STEM mentoring and education, the White House an

Audit: Lack of oversight in Board of Regents 2019-10-17 14:00:00The Arizona Board of Regents is leasing out property for commercial use without proper oversight and with only limited transparency, creating a "risk